October 2004 | Visual Studio Setup

Featured Visual C# MVPs

Heath StewartOctober 26, 2004Oct 26, 200410/26/04

As I was routinely perusing the Microsoft Developer Network today I ran across a novel idea: a list of featured Visual C# MVPs. As a former Visual C# MVP myself (before coming to work for Microsoft), I think this is an excellent idea. MVPs are like the right hand of Microsoft, reaching out to the developers in ways that Microsoft can't ...

Wireless Gaming

Heath StewartOctober 22, 2004Oct 22, 200410/22/04

In preparation for the biggest release in entertainment history - Halo 2 - I finally decided to buy a wireless bridge. The Linksys Wireless-G Game Adapter (WGA54G) seemed a little pricey at first glance, but after using it tonight I think it's well worth it. Not only should Wireless-G (802.11g) be around for a while, but the device was ...

Attack of the Tegenaria Gigantea!

Heath StewartOctober 20, 2004Oct 20, 200410/20/04

No, this isn't about another campy 80's flick, but about the Tegenaria gigantea, or "giant house spider". Dubbed the world's faster spider by the Guinness Book of World Records, this rather large spider is commonly mistaken for the Tegenaria agrestis, or "hobo spider", which is commonly mistaken for the Loxosceles reclusa, or "brown recluse...

And the Winner is…

Heath StewartOctober 8, 2004Oct 8, 200410/8/04

Tonight was the first time I've played Texas Hold'em and gambling with an actual cash buy-in. The first game was cut short but I took a portion of the winnings split between two of us (the other guy had to leave). The second game was full of daring actions from all players. At one point one of the other guys and I bet everything. He already ...

The Smart Client Revolution

Heath StewartOctober 6, 2004Oct 6, 200410/6/04

MSDN TV has posted a video about .NET Smart Client Applications and "the buzz around the .NET Smart Client Application Revolution."Well, call me a revolutionary then since having architected such a large-scale solution during the .NET 1.0 RC2 I was doing ths several years ago. While I no longer work for the company I can attest that ...

Improvements to Localization in Visual Studio 2005

Heath StewartOctober 5, 2004Oct 5, 200410/5/04

Designing and developing applications for the global economy can often be difficult, but the .NET Framework made globalization and localization much more simple. In Visual Studio 2005 resources are handled a little bit differently, providing you - the application developer - a class you can easily use throughout your application...

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